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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueVideo Critique 4
It’s great to see more video’s to critique, specially of a sailor who has as much experience as and club racing success as Mark Harper. I know that many experienced successful sailors find it hard...
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Merlin Rocket, Steve's Blog, Team RoosterWinter Freeze – but still practicing
Its not been the normal Easter, but over the last two weekends, we have managed to get 5 days of racing and training – thanks to the new SuperTherm gear, our PolyPro’s and Pro Aquafleece®’s....
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Steve's BlogThe Best Dinghy Show on the Planet
Three space vans, two transporters and the rooster shop were loaded with grid work, flooring, lighting, computer network, electronic printers and hopefully enough stock to keep the customers happy. We were ready for action. I...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueSheeting Techniques
Hand over hand sheeting and releasing techniques – I am always discussing how important this technique is as it is your throttle control. Enjoy.
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueCheecky Little Sail in a 300
The enthusiasm of our Team Rooster Sailor – Mark Riddington is infectious – add to that the temptation to sail an RS300 again after nearly 6 years and yes I was even driven there to...
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Event Report, Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueRace 4 Snowflake 2013
As we prepared for race 4, the current was just still running upwind in the channel and starting to turn at the edges. We opted for a safe starboard end start. We had a transit...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueLearning the New Toy – Merlin Racing
I always love the learning process working out what makes a boat tick. The key driver is time and an open mind, at least that’s what I keep telling myself. Time to experience and analyse ...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueBoat Whisperer Video Critique Number 2
This is the second video analysis that I have offered here. I have a couple more to go to catch up, but please keep sending me your videos for analysis. Alex, you look like an...
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Hints and Tips, Steve's Blog, Video CritiqueThe Boat Whisperer – Video Critique
You will remember from my recent blog on Club Sailing vs Open Meeting Sailing vs Squad Sailing – that I was keen to help club sailors get better by helping to do a Boat Whisperer...
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Steve's BlogClub Sailing vs Open Meeting Sailing vs Squad Sailing
Probably the most talked of subject at sailing clubs up and down the country amongst sailing committees is the pros and cons of sailing in any of the titled genres: Club Sailing vs Open...
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